Seat cover



Feb. 9 ,Y 1926.

E. B.' NATHAN SEMI' COVER Fl'ed Nov. 15, 1923 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 9, 1926.

EDWIN B1\TATIIAN, 0F YONKERS, NEW YORK.

SEAT

Application led November To allee/0712, t may concern Be it known that EDWIN B. NA'rifrAN, citi-` zen of the United States, residing at Yonke ers, in the county of VVestc/hester and State of New York, has invented certain new andl useful improven'ients in Seat Covers, of which the following is a specification.

' This invention relates to improvements in seat covers, and more particularly to that class of seat covers which are removable, portable, and foldable, so that the device can be readily packed and stored and occupy but small space when not in use.

One object of the invention is to I novide a seat cover comprising a single integrally woven strip, such for example as straw matting which is folded across the warp and along the -woof thereof andreinforced or 'strengthened at its edges along the warp and across the woof between the fold lines, so that when in operation there is provided a back, seat, and apron or drop to conform to the shape of the seat on which it is used.

A further object is to provide a seat cover of t-he character stated which is sutliciently flexible transversely to bend or curve with the weight or pressure of the body but which is strengthened longitudinally to prevent collapse thereof. Y

A further object is to provide a seat cover which can be manufactured at a reasonable low price, which can be kept'clean and sani'- tary, which is comfortable to the user, and which has a high degree of strength and durability as well as neatne'ss' and attractiveness in appearance. l

@ther objects of this invention willV in part be obvious and in part hereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction, combinations of elements and arrangement of parts which will be exemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and of which the scope of application will be indicated in the following claims. v

In the accompanying drawings, in which is shown one of the various possible illustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. l is a perspective view showing my improved seat cover in operative position;

F 2 is a top plan view of the cover when straight;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view in section on line 3--3 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. Ll; is a bottom plan view of the cover.

` sections 3, 4 and 5,

Y also be securedto COVER.

15, 1923. Serial N0. 674,816.

My improved seat cover is composed of a single strip A of flexible material, preferably straw matting, with thc woof of the strip running transversely Vof the cover so ihatthe 'strip A will readily fold on lines l and 2 to provide a back 3, seat t, and depending apron or drop 5. Over he fold lines l preferably secure flexible tapes 6 4which re-inforce the cover at these points and at the same time serve to give the cover a neat and finished appearance.

To prevent crumpling or collapse of the such as flat pieces of steel or the like maten rial are held under tapes 8 adjacent the longitudinal edges of the sections and er;` tend transversely of the woof of the material, the'ends of such re-inforcing members being spaced suliiciently from the fold lines l and 2 to permit free folding action. 'l1 he tapes 8 are stitched along their edges as at 8a, Sb'to the top,` of the cover or ma7 be otherwise suitably 'secured thereto thus providing pockets or receptacles for these reinl forcing strips.

For neatness and strength, a binding tape` 9 is preferably provided along the'inarginal edges of the strip ri. yWear sheets l0 may the back of said strip A at yits ends. The strip A is folded on the lines l and 2 either to take the shape shown in Fig. l, when in` use, or to fold the sections upon eachr other for storage or shipping.

When in operation, the nature of the inaterial with its Woof strands running transversely of the cover prevents collapse or crumpling, p yet permits such transverse bending or curvature of the sections as to render the cover comfortable and make it conform to the` shape of the body and seat. The reinforcing or strengthening strip 7 being preferably of resilient material, lends all necessary stiffness to the seat sections and at the same time allows the sections to bend or curve to conform to the body or seat on which the device is employed.

y constructing the device of a` single strip of straw matting or the like, the sections readily fold along the woof strands and no separate hinge connections are necessary. This not only makes for economy in the cost of manufacture, but also results 1n a continuous seat cover without break or opening, less liable to accumulate dirt and dust at the folds. y

It will thus be seen that there is provided re-inforcing members a device inwhieh the several objects of this inventionare achieved and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

AsA various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth, itis to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accomi'ianying drawingsy is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, l claim as new and desire to ,secure by Letters Patent l. A collapsible seat cover comprising a single strip of vflexible material adapted to be folded into sections, and resilient rein forcing members extending longitudinally over said material andA spaced longitudinally from each other s'o as to permit folding of the material transversely'of said reinforcing `members said material being yieldably stiff transverselyof the-length of f strips located adjacent the edges of the seesaid strip; Y

2. A collapsible seat cover comprising a single strip of flexible material'adapted to be tolded into sections, and reinforcing membersextending longitudinally over said material and spaced longiti'idinallyfrom each other so'as to permit foldingof the material transversely of said reinforcing members, and means 'for holding said niembers in position and concealing them from view, ,saidl material being yieldably stiftl transversely of the length of said strip.

A collapsible seat cover composed of a single `strip of woven material fold along the woef ing strips secured across the woof of the sections the structure ofsaid material being yieldably stiff transversely thereof.

adapted to thereof to form a pluf` rality of sections, andjresihent strengthen of the length..

vof the sections the structure of said material being'- yieldablyvstitt transversely of the length thereof.

5. A seat cover composed of a single stripy of straw matting foldedi along the woof thereof to form a plurality of sections, resilient strengtheningl members spaced longitudinally-and disposed across the` woof of the material adjacent the edges of the sections, and covering tapes secured to-the'sec'# tions and enclosing said strengthening strips the structure of said material being yieldably stiff ytransverse-ly of the length thereof.

6. A seat cover composed'lof a singlel strip of straw matting' folded along the Woof thereof to form a plurality of sections, ible and plialoleV strengthening tapes secured over thefold lines, resilient strengthening tions and extending acrossthe .wo'of of the material thereof, tapeseoveringthe strengthening. strips, and a binding tape around the edges of the material.

t of straw matting folded along the woof thereof forming a plurality of sections, strengthening tapes secured over the fold lines, resilient strengthening strips located adjacent the edges of the' sections and eX*- tending across the woot of the material thereof, tapes covering strips, and a binding tape around the edges of the material, and wear sheets secured to th'ebaclrsofI the endv sections.

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